Coldplay will suspend its tours for environmental reasons

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(CNN) - Coldplay leader Chris Martin announced that the band will suspend its tour plans while the group considers how to make their concerts environmentally friendly.

Before the release of his new album, "Everyday Life," Martin said the group wants to take the time over the next year or two to consider how future tours can be "sustainable" and also "actively beneficial."

"How can we take advantage of the resources created by our tour and make it have a positive impact?" Martin told the BBC.

Speaking from the Jordanian capital, Amman, Martin said: "All of us, in all industries, have to find out what is the best way to do our job."

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He admitted that "the hardest part is the flying side of things."

The dream, he said, was to have a show without a single-use plastic and that it would mostly run on solar energy.

Martin said it was a matter of "just accepting that you have to do your best" and not being too critical of others.

He also expressed optimism by saying that others "will catch up ... if it shows that it is easy to do it the right way."

Coldplay's last tour, that of the album “A Head Full of Dreams,” ended in November 2017.

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The British band will give two performances in Amman on Friday to mark the release of their new double album "Everyday Life."

The concerts will be broadcast live on YouTube.

Next week, the band will perform at the Natural History Museum in London.

According to the group's official website, all proceeds from the concert will go to ClientEarth, a charitable organization that uses the law to protect the environment.

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